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1924 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumLambeth Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1924 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Greasy Neale, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. The team played its games at Lambeth Field in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Hampden–Sydney*
W 13–9[1]
October 4Harvard*
L 0–14[2]
October 11Randolph–Macon*
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 26–6[3]
October 18at VMI
W 13–0[4]
October 25at Penn*
L 0–2730,000[5]
November 1Washington and Lee
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–20[6]
November 8Georgiadagger
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–7[7]
November 15VPI
W 6–0[8]
November 27North Carolina
  • Lambeth Field
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
W 7–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia gets a close call". The News and Observer. September 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia easy for Harvard". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia scored on by Yellow Jackets". Daily Press. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers get sweet revenge over V.M.I. by beating them by 13 to 0". Daily Press. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Quakers prove too much for Virginia". Daily Press. October 26, 1924. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Generals are victors over Virginia, 20 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers fall before Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Record crowd sees Cavaliers humbles Gobblers, 6 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Carolina falls before Virginians by narrow margin of 7–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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